Ref: HP881-4001

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51 st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Landscape Architect , seconded to our Client from government sector in Doha, Qatar.

We envisage success in this role to include;
- Ensuring and reviewing design compliance related to Projects.
- Reviewing and recommending upon various designs throughout the lifetime of a project.
- Applying international design standards across various projects.
- Providing technical expertise and consultation (constructability) in the design, contract development/bidding, and construction phases of projects.
- Conferring with relevant staff from the client side regarding possible changes to plans (variation, addendum, extension of time) and problem resolution.
- Reviewing developed scale drawings to ensure that it is in line with overall project vision. Identifies critical issues and provides suggestions to overcoming these or recommends alternative plans to relevant staff with the client.
- Creating designs for any in-house design projects and prepares drawings, plans, specifications, landscaping, and interior work including architectural renderings, materials to be used, perspectives and colour studies in compliance with architectural standards, codes, and regulations.
- Interfacing regularly with the respective senior staff from the client side, etc. to provide subject matter input throughout the design and construction phases.
- Maintaining logs and records of work performed; prepares periodic and special reports as required. Maintains accurate reports of contract work and other assigned activities, reviews progress, performance and completion reports, purchase requests, requisitions, and reports of claims.
- Performing other duties and responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Requirements:

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10+ years of relevant experience partnered with a Bachelor of Architecture from an accredited University or College program.
- Solid experience in implementing landscape and soft scape projects.
- Experience in designing parks, beaches, and pedestrian ways.
- Experience of technical design software.
- Experienced and technically excellent in design coordination.
- Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English, written and spoken.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.

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